2024-01-12 01:49:14
Nearly forty brands, flavors and formats of granola bars and cereal bars sold by Quaker are the subject of a vast recall campaign in Canada due to a risk of contamination with salmonella bacteria.
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The long list of affected products revealed by Quaker Canada includes Croque Nature, Chewy, Dipps, Crounches and Quaker yogurt granola bars.
Depending on the product, the recalled bars are those with an expiration date of up to July 9, September 7 or October 7.
Quaker Canada put a website online which sets out, in English, the lists of recalled products. A virtual assistant also offers consumers a refund for their purchase, if necessary.
“This measure is being taken in Canada out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with our commitment to the well-being of our Canadian consumers,” the company commented in a press release.
A month later
This massive recall in Canada comes a month following the company did the same thing in the United States. On December 15, the Food and Drug Administration shared a recall notice for a list of products similar to that released Thursday in Canada, once more due to a risk of salmonellosis contamination.
No cases of illness were immediately reported.
In most people, salmonellosis causes symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. However, complications that can lead to death can occur in more vulnerable people, including young children, the elderly, pregnant women and immunocompromised people.
Foods contaminated with salmonella bacteria do not show any visible or detectable alteration to taste or smell.
A large outbreak of salmonellosis linked to the consumption of cantaloupe also occurred on both sides of the border this fall, killing seven people in Canada.
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